ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,785, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to QUALI PARTS & SERVICES (Montbequi, France).

"Concrete pump equipped with hazard detection means" was invented by Nelson Morgado (Latour Bas Elne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete pump (1) includes a first frame (2a) equipped with a hopper (5) intended to receive the concrete, feet (13) for stabilizing the concrete pump (1) and a turret (10) carrying an articulated boom (6) comprising a plurality of arms (7). The articulated boom (6) carries at least one pipe (6a) for conveying the concrete between the hopper (5) and a concrete delivery location. The concrete pump (1) is equipped w...